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Reducing Risk Factors for CAUTI

Basins used for bathing “frequently harbor pathogens associated with nosocomial infection.”1 By eliminating the basin, you also eliminate the bath water, which often contains a high bacteria count similar to the number in urine from patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs).2 Basin bathing is also a proven risk factor for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).3 The Joint Commission recommends implementing “evidence-based practices to prevent indwelling catheter-associated urinary tract infections.”4 By eliminating the basin, your hospital can be following the Joint Commission’s recommendation.

Basin sampling has proved that the basin is a reservoir for bacteria, including S. aureus and the multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).1,5

This education section will help you address patient skin integrity issues, eliminate potential bath water contamination, and empower all levels of staff to observe and report changes during daily bathing. You can also find information about basin sampling to see what lives in your facility’s basins, from S. aureus to MRSA to VRE to C. diff.

These unique tools will help you assess current clinical practice, educate staff, customize and implement an evidence-based protocol, complete a performance improvement plan, and track progress on everything from skin breakdown, to staff compliance, to costs.

Unleashing the Positive Deviants at the Frontline: More than Just Sparking Change
Crump M, Bryce E, Ko S, Busto G
Poster presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology (APIC), San Antonio, TX, June 2012Download poster (PDF)

A healthcare provider must always rely on his or her own professional clinical judgement when deciding whether to use a particular product when treating a particular patient. Sage Products does not dispense medical advice and recommends that healthcare providers be trained in the use of any particular product before using it in surgery.

The information presented is intended to demonstrate the breadth of Sage Products’ product offerings. A healthcare provider must always refer to the package insert, product label, and/or instructions for use before using any of Sage Products’ product. Products may not be available in all markets because product availability is subject to the regulatory and/or medical practices in individual markets. Please contact your Sage Products representative if you have questions about the availability of Sage Products’ products in your area.

Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities: recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Sehulster L, Chinn RYW
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR 2003;52 (No. RR-10):5,14.Download water recommendations excerpt (PDF)View full text

A healthcare provider must always rely on his or her own professional clinical judgement when deciding whether to use a particular product when treating a particular patient. Sage Products does not dispense medical advice and recommends that healthcare providers be trained in the use of any particular product before using it in surgery.

The information presented is intended to demonstrate the breadth of Sage Products’ product offerings. A healthcare provider must always refer to the package insert, product label, and/or instructions for use before using any of Sage Products’ product. Products may not be available in all markets because product availability is subject to the regulatory and/or medical practices in individual markets. Please contact your Sage Products representative if you have questions about the availability of Sage Products’ products in your area.

Basinless Bathing

Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff
Peter Eisler USA TodayView full text

A healthcare provider must always rely on his or her own professional clinical judgement when deciding whether to use a particular product when treating a particular patient. Sage Products does not dispense medical advice and recommends that healthcare providers be trained in the use of any particular product before using it in surgery.

The information presented is intended to demonstrate the breadth of Sage Products’ product offerings. A healthcare provider must always refer to the package insert, product label, and/or instructions for use before using any of Sage Products’ product. Products may not be available in all markets because product availability is subject to the regulatory and/or medical practices in individual markets. Please contact your Sage Products representative if you have questions about the availability of Sage Products’ products in your area.

A healthcare provider must always rely on his or her own professional clinical judgement when deciding whether to use a particular product when treating a particular patient. Sage Products does not dispense medical advice and recommends that healthcare providers be trained in the use of any particular product before using it in surgery.

The information presented is intended to demonstrate the breadth of Sage Products’ product offerings. A healthcare provider must always refer to the package insert, product label, and/or instructions for use before using any of Sage Products’ product. Products may not be available in all markets because product availability is subject to the regulatory and/or medical practices in individual markets. Please contact your Sage Products representative if you have questions about the availability of Sage Products’ products in your area.